The Republican journal., 1887-01-06

| port Wednesday evening.
John Taber who was injured at the Cottrell fire
is still confined to his house.
Peter w. Aver, of Freedom, Is buying and ship.
ping hay from Belfast to Boston.
The new board of County Commissioners has
elected L. b. Thompson, of Montvllc, chairman.
MoNRoE's ROLL OF HONOR. The list of sub
scribers to her soldiers monument fund.- published.
in another column.
Mr.. W. Ii. Quimby, of the Belfast National
Bank, has a type writer and is learning to manip-
ulate the keys.
fine crayon of Miss Blanche sullivan, the work
of Mrs. H. E. Mcdonald of this city, is on exhbi
ton at Woodcock's.
Mr.. E. ii. Haney, of this city who recently sold
his grocery business to J.Y. Cottrc 4 Co., will
| open at the Dollar, store Pierces, Block
j. G. Thompson 4 Son are Offering great bar
gains in furniture, with full line of caskets trim
mngs, etc. Further particulars next week.
sanborn's orchestra went to Centre Lincolnville |
Monday and played for dance in the evening. |
The orchestra had au enthusiastic reception.
Warren f. Marsh of this city, who harvests
about 100 tons of ice for his egg business, begun
cutting Monday. The ice is thirteen inches thick.
Citizens of Castne are pushing scheme to con |
meet their village with Bangor bya railway, thus |
hoping to gain for themselves part Of the Canadian
| Pacific traffic
The levee and ball of No Engine company took
| place last evening at the Belfast Opera House,
and was largely attended, We are unable to give
| further PARTICULARS.
We received yesterday communication from
observer" in reply to criticisms upon his letter
published last week but were compelled to defer it
until our next issue.
| Prof Robinson, of Bow,loiu College, was in Bel
fast Wednesday and went before the Grand Jury
in the Crockett poisoning case He thinks that the
poison was white arsenic and not Paris Green.
\. "A. IIowes 4 Go. are letting their light shine.
They have put III an abo-carbon lamp which equals
the electric light in briancy and discounts it in
cost. Iliumnations every night. Call and it.
INSANE. Mr.. Frank Cottretl, of this city whose
mind has been unbalanced for time, was
taken violently insane on Tuesday night. He WAS
examined by physicians Wednesday. and will be
taken to Augusta toti;y.
Next week VIC shall begin the publication of a
series of articles ON Folk Lorc-tie savings SUPER
stion> and traditions of this section and the same
issue will contain description Of The Cowboy |
| from the pen of Rev. L Cornish
Information has been received at tn, n.rg,r
ment of State, in Washington, from l : ,on>ul |
A. ;. >uer at Singapore, of the death near that /
place, on the 9th of september. of Mr. John Mason |
thought to be from Wnterport, in thi, state.
SELL THROUGH TIE Ice. Pats, Meallv 4, y,,,t,a-
lad, on Wednesday fell through the ice thar skirt
the shore near the steamboat wharf an MA,
rescued from drowning by people on board steam
err Mt Waldo. 1t was marrow escape from drown 1
ing.
Landlord Weeks, of the Pressure Isle Hotel
recently gave dinner to the \roostook Bar which
the Aroostook Herald pronounces superb Mr..
Weeks is still pleasantly remembered here u, the
landlord of the American House, and many viii
be glad to know OF the which is ATTENDING.
him in Aroostook
The town of Athens Thursday last voted > |
per cent. of its valuation in aid of the proposed
road from Burnham to Moose River. The citizens |
were enthusiastic only eleven votes bclng record |
Ell against it. At an early day the Athens people |
talk of riding down t. Canaan for the purpose of |
| talking the project up.
Mrs. Alice r. wife of Mr.. Albert h. Mudget,
councilman fer wari one, oieb ~unday Of con
sumption after Il lingering illness. she leaves two
young children. Her maiden raiue Wa ~mallcy,
and she from st. George she Wa7t very es-
Unable lady, with many warm intends Mr. Mud-
cit has the sympathy Of all in his bereavement
An adjourned meeting OF the creditors Of \ p
Martin 4 Co. OF Boston was held last week. |, is |
probable that Il settlement will he made on the |
basis of 81 cents cash in 50 days and ! per cent i'll
six months Mr.. Martins many Matnr friend, |
hope to see him ON his feet again financially, and
| he receives the more -ympatA, the ttllure Wa |
| through no faUlt of his.
Any one desiring ! nice residence ut the. Beach, |
Lincolnville purchase the hnu-e u apt. Fred
5. Dyer, at that place, who i to move To Bath. /
| good bargain can be had ...A farm far sale u /
Monroe known as the Beut. Nite- place. Farm
in good condition. Apply To sarah Nibie-, Mon
roe, Annie l., Whites. Belfast. ~te s,ty~. of /
these places in another toltmn-
TIE RAILROAD Stu. Col ". II Fogtcr ht~ |
completed his final argument in tn, railroad case,
and the papers now aii H. the haud- of thic |
Justice Peters, VITO WIN prepare the opinion ami |
submit i! to the othel members OF the court, There
are means Of telling how soon Il decision c;u.
reached but in the interest of all ronecele. * |
| should not hc unnecessarily delayed.
GRAND ARMY E>rEKTAI>ML>l. There N- , |
large attendance at the turkey supper and auce |
given hy Thomas II. Marshall Post ON Nj lazy |
evening last by way of ,Iedicatin@ their new 1af |
tiers. After supper the crowd repaired t" t.. oeW |
hall to dance, but there many pres shat |
| an adjournment was had to the Belfg~- ppera |
House. Ii was very enjoyable occasiou the |
| Post will realize something from it.
IEcEMHEE WEATHER. We learn frou Mir, T..
| H. Murch that the average Temperature for De
| ccmbtr lSS6 was PIGS degrees, which i've de
slees colder than the average temperate. l'r DE
ctnlhcr lSe5, and ~ degrees colder tha ..r aver
| age December weather III the past ~ 20 seven
years. The highest temperature for n month |
just closed - degrees, the lowe ie-ree-
below zero. 1t rained on live lays an '"cd ON
ten days, twenty seven inches of -uo" la-.jms.
Mr. +. II. Kelley, of this city, i co., t--ing for
Admiral David rorter's Naval Hi,tols of tine Civil
| War. This is the best and most atit''tuc acruuui
vet written of the part the navy pas 40 tie war |
of the Rebellion. 1t is intcuScl t're~tin- to
| those who were in the navy, V,. JUS t" tn"se
who love to read the glorious achir, ueni~ Oh tH+
branch OF our service, The ho.a rs uoiuSc'l
illustrated Mr. Kelley ought 70 - large list ID
this vicinity. Next week we viii .e a mor. ,N-
| tended notice of the book.
Monday morning the mcrrur' 'as reported at
from to "A below in this city. ltotndlke ~ta
ton it was Is below, one degree ter tu;n rIrru4
the former polar wave, while -+ miles from the
| station it only T. below. ioc1'tly morning
was colder YET At BURMA. 9 was 81 below
Ihornttike Station 30, Monroe I. and in this cliy
south end Is below. While Monday the cold |
continued through the day. M mercury ranging
about zero, there decide, st of temperature
| Tuesday, The ail on both d though cold wa
| not unpleasant.
coon TEMrINie. Befa-t "t@e of t'o"d Tenn
pl;trs added three new IuI vrs this week and
| some dozen more are elor l and ready to- jim
next Monday evening. \ ltompt attendance al
~ O'Clock Is requested 81 al members. sea.
| view Lodge of Good Tcmrilr-, of Northpurt. had
! Christmas tree in their To- re room and very
pleasant session, where the pttron saint dispensed
presents to the attending crowd Our t;oud Tenn
plar department Will be continued in future Is
sues. The demands upon our space this week |
have compelled its abrid-Hrnt.
| BuRKETr'S BARGAINS As usual at this season
of the year Geo. ". Bar ctt has some interesting
announcements to max, tu his old customers and
for the benefit of new Ills clearance 81 cs
are the event of the wear in the dry goods trade
and draw buyers from al The country about. This